The steep growth in data breaches in recent years has businesses wondering how they might avoid a costly cyber attack. US companies' average data breach cost has risen by roughly 60%. This is why an organization needs to have a…
In the world of IT and security, everyone is trying to get better on both ends. As technology defenses get stronger and tighter, cybercriminals are getting better at getting past these restrictions. However, humans are, without a doubt, the weakest…
Network access is achieved in over 50% of data breaches via weak credentials, default passwords, or stolen information. In today's dynamic work environment, conditional access is one of the most effective strategies to secure a person's credentials and data. A…
Vulnerability assessment, as the name implies, is the process whereby vulnerabilities and risks are identified in computer systems, networks, applications, hardware, and some other computer peripherals. Vulnerability assessments make sure that adequate knowledge of risks is made available to stakeholders…
Ransomware (a combination of the words ransom and malware) is a category of malware that often results in complete downtime. Companies who have been targeted can only regain access after paying a ransom, usually set within a specific timeframe, or…
Juice jacking occurs when a USB charging port is infected by a security exploit that compromises devices that are connected to it. It is not something most people would think of when they imagine a cyberattack. So, if you are…
Controlled access is at the core of data protection. Bad actors can only extract confidential information if they can get to it. Blacklisting and whitelisting are two of the more widely used techniques for network security. While blacklisting specifies the…
The three lines of defense you need to protect your business IT. In many ways, IT security is a numbers game. As an IT provider, our tools and strategies have to get it right hundreds if not thousands of times…
In a phishing scam, a hacker sends an email that contains a malicious link or file attachment. If the victim clicks on either, malware will deploy on their device. It’s estimated that 3.4 billion phishing emails are sent out each…
Today, an astonishing 83% of enterprise workloads are hosted in the cloud. While multinational companies have been quick to take advantage of what the cloud has to offer, small and medium sized businesses are slightly slower on the uptake. Many companies think…